Nippon Ichi Software reveals multiple game initiatives, including new RPGs codenamed Curse and Kyouran

Nippon Ichi Software held an “Untitled//” stream the place they revealed quite a few new game initiatives within the works. Out of the six initiatives revealed, three of them are related to our coated genres.

All of them are slated to seem for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, with a couple of nonetheless retaining assist for PlayStation 4. Most of the titles proven are additionally tentative mission codes, with the complete official titles but to be introduced.

As a facet observe, it could be perplexing for some to see an entire lack of PC releases, contemplating the latest tendencies. However, it’s because the NIS America department is often the one which handles the PC ports, together with the worldwide English releases.

You can learn extra concerning the new game initiatives after the leap proper beneath:

Curse

One of probably the most related titles revealed for us is the darkish dungeon RPG codenamed Curse, which will probably be accessible for PS5, PS4, and Switch in 2025.

The participant will assume the function of an adventurer who will probably be tasked to rescue a city surrounded by curses whereas exploring dungeons with secret treasures. But even contained in the dungeons, the participant may also get inflicted by curses from the likes of enemy assaults and treasure field traps.

However, whereas the curses clearly include debuffs for the participant, there may even be high-risk, high-reward conditions the place they’ll return to the city whereas retaining the curses to have these purified, and in flip making the protagonist develop a lot stronger.

Kyouran

The different intently related mission now we have seen is codenamed Kyouran (Misfortunate Chaos), which will probably be an motion RPG for PS5 and Switch in 2026. This one additionally has probably the most profound relation to the Disgaea collection, because the staff will embrace Takehito Harada because the character designer and Tenpei Sato because the composer. Shunsuke Minowa, who had additionally labored in Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, would be the particular person in command of the game’s improvement staff.

The Disgaea references don’t cease there, because the gameplay programs for this mission may even have components from the corporate’s flagship collection, which embrace four-digit ranges and nine-digit damages. The participant will turn into a mercenary tasked to beat multiple monsters—whereas befriending a few of them within the course of—with a huge boss mendacity in wait on the finish of every stage. The befriended monsters will also be utilized as further weapons by the protagonist.

Shinigami Hime

Even although the next title shouldn’t be utterly an RPG, it’s nonetheless very intently associated to 2 titles now we have coated earlier than: The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince and The Cruel King and the Great Hero. The mission codenamed Shinigami Hime (Death Goddess Princess) is slated to turn into an motion journey game for PS5 and Switch in 2026.

However, the artworks beneath could completely carry the aforementioned two titles to thoughts. This is precisely as a result of Sayaka Oda, who labored on each video games, can be the character designer for this new mission. In addition, Kento Jobana is engaged on the story for Shinigami Hime, which is able to revolve round a library gathering image books that characteristic the transformations of multiple ladies who bought overwhelmed by traumas.

Other revealed titles

To sum up the protection, the opposite three titles revealed on this stream have been as follows:

• Fuuraiki 5, a bike travel-based visible novel with precise backgrounds from Japan’s Mie prefecture; this title is the one most primed for launch in Japan on the PS5, PS4, and Switch on July 31.
• Gobble, a side-scrolling motion coming to PS5 and Switch in 2025
• Renzu (Chain Curse), a horror visible novel slated for launch on PS5, PS4, and Switch in Summer 2025